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Made it through this third and final episode of this Scando trilogy about the mysterious and hostile Lisabeth Salander who became the pet of Blomkvist, chief writer of 'Millenium Magazine'.
I found the first episode the most interesting since Lisabeth story was buried in the background. In episode two we meet Lisabeth's father who is a defected Soviet spy who has been given unlikely upkeep by the Swedish government to keep him alive in exchange for his silence (?). Plus, we learn what an ultimate scumbag he is. Then, finally, Lisabeth is fighting for her life against a hidden element of government, a half-brother who is a giant, and a psychiatrist bent on getting her back inside a hospital.
This trilogy has so many characters and plot tributaries it is not worth trying to keep straight. I suppose the Scandos like this sort of thing which made it a big success along the order of the "Pusher" triology.
I must say that Salander is one of the only female trilogy protagonists that does not launch the remotest masturbatory fantasy even with knowing she likes girls and has one brief on-screen encounter. She is the most unlikely heroine of any film I've seen. I feel sure the American version will be better just by default.
Take a powder and skip this one.
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My wife had read all 3 books. We had rented the 1st movie, then streamed the next 2 from Netflix. Subtitles were not distracting. First book introduces us the Lisbeth, but she isn't the center of the story. She is the point of the next 2 stories and your reaction to the actress and the character will color your opinion of the films.
I thought they were OK...probably would not have spent money to see them in the theater. But at home they were ok. My wife thought the movies were reasonably faithful to the books.
Best,
Ross
...jerking off?
Surprised you made it through this one.
I loved the three books.
The first one is a terrific story, the second I couldn't put down and in the third he weaves a number of subplots into a complex story so effortlessly and ties them all together in bow at the end that it amazed me.
What a loss of a talented author.
The first film is very well adapted, if a little graphic for American tastes.
The second one interesting and I'm waiting for Netflix to send me this one.
Doesn't surprise it's probably the weakest of the films since it has less action and more behind the scenes plotting.
The books are always better.
I'm half-way through the third book and have seen the first two films.
The prevalence of violence against women and the neo-nazi underground in Sweden were surprises to me. The "unlikely heroine" is what makes it all work. Noomi Rapace nailed Lisbeth; almost exactly what I'd envisioned from the books.
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"We are as gods and might as well get good at it." - Stewart Brand
...Aryans and skin-heads, I just found out that Idaho has probably the largest concentration in the US.
Which is the explanation for the bomb they found on the MLK Day parade route last month in nearby Spokane, WA.
Where my daughter goes to Gonzaga Univ.
has had the reputation for Unabomber-types, survivalists, conspiracy-wackos, militia, etc. The craziest guy I've ever met left there after a few years. He said the rural types living near him "creeped him out." This was a guy who was initiated into a motorcycle gang before he was 20.....
I enjoyed the books--not life-changing, but pretty damn good. I liked all the films...stuck to the story and didn't sensationalize things. Sort of like a PBS adaptation. If you're not into it, then you're not into it, but to call it garbage is unwarranted. Being a constant naysayer does not an intellectual make.
It was a made for TV movie afterall. I agree with this mostly. The books divide nicely. The first, more of a mystery. Second, more action. Third, more intrigue. I found the movies decent but fairly flat and am looking forward to the remake. I didn't like that the Millennium magazine + Erika character pretty well a tiny subplot. What was almost most interesting is that the two main characters are really only together in the first book/movie and then apart the rest of the time.
the "free-wheeling" sexuality that was part of the books and gave them a kind of modern, Swedish sensibility--Erika was part of that equation-- wasn't represented fully in the films...I worry that Hollywood will probably oversensationalize things...I'm betting these humble Swedish films will be the best we can expect of any cinematic representation of the these books...hope I'm wrong
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Throwing in more and more silly stuff does not create complexity, it creates chaos. This dreck reminded me of another such creation - the Da Vinci. Both deserve to be quickly forgotten.Overall the Girl series is perhaps a reasonable temporary plug when you run out of Van Damme DVD's.
Edits: 02/10/11
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I am not surprised!
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"We are as gods and might as well get good at it." - Stewart Brand
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Keep quiet, we will get flooded with the opportunists!
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